James Guides Cavs to Win Over Pacers, NBA Scores

The rest helped LeBron James. The replay aided the Cavaliers.

James scored 33 points after sitting out a game and Tristan Thompson made two huge plays in the final minute, leading Cleveland to a 100-96 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

James was given Sunday off by coach Tyronn Lue, who wants to monitor his superstar's playing time down the stretch, and the Cavs were lethargic in a 113-99 loss at Washington. But with James back on the floor, Cleveland played with much more energy and again looked like a team with NBA championship aspirations.

"We showed some mental toughness," James said. "So many lead changes, so many ties. They grabbed the momentum late in the fourth and we were able to keep our composure, get some stops, make some shots and win the ballgame."

Beyond that, the Cavs also caught a break when a 3-pointer by Indiana's Paul George in the fourth quarter was nullified following a video review by the officials.

Monday, February 29 Scoreboard
    
Cleveland 100, Indiana 96
    
Washington 116, Philadelphia 108
     
Boston 100, Utah 95
     
Milwaukee 128, Houston 121

Memphis 103, Denver 96

Oklahoma City 131, Sacramento 116
    
Los Angeles 105, Brooklyn 95

Tuesday, March 1 Schedule (All Times Central)

Phoenix at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Portland at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.